[MPlayer-users] incorrect video playback width on 24 inch widescreen lcd

Wed Mar 15 21:58:36 CET 2006

On Wednesday, 15 March 2006 at 17:12, Tell-you-later wrote:
> I couldn't find a previous post on this, so here's
> what I've found.
> 
> All the videos played with my mplayer
> 1.0pre7try2-3.4.4 (and  earlier) report the correct
> video size, e.g. 950x416 but the actual playback
> window size is wrong, 1140x416 in this case.
> 
> When I use the option -screenw 1600, the playback is
> correct.  But when I use -x 950, the playback is
> wrong.
> 
> I'm running Linux 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL, P4 1.8GHz, Dell
> 2405FPW 24-inch widescreen LCD monitor.
> 
> Just a heads up, since there is a workaround.  Thanks.

It's not a bug.

man mplayer
/-monitoraspect

R.

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